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Hotel Charlotte

Hotel Charlotte: National Register listed 1979-07-02.

Address327 W. Trade St., Charlotte
National Registerref 79003344, listed 1979-07-02
Research depthdossier, independently sourced

What we established, and from where

  • Hotel Charlotte at 327 W. Trade Street was listed on the National Register on 2 July 1979 and demolished on 6 November 1988. NPS records its architects as William L. Stoddart and J. A. Jones, its significance areas as Commerce and Architecture, and its significant year as 1924.

    documented National Park Service (NRHP) / NC State Historic Preservation Office · checked 2026-09-14

  • The Hotel Charlotte rose thirteen storeys at the intersection of Trade and Poplar Streets.

    independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17

  • The hotel was built by citizen subscription and opened in March 1924 with 250 rooms.

    independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17

  • Granite shields on the facade carried a hornet's nest and a date referring to early Charlotte history.

    independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17

  • 150 rooms were added during the late 1930s, making it a 400-room hotel described as the largest in the Carolinas.

    independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17

  • The hotel, by then trading as the White House Inn, closed on 31 December 1973.

    independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17

The primary source

The National Register nomination is the fullest account of this property that exists, written by a researcher and reviewed by the State Historic Preservation Office. The nomination (National Park Service).

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